Where does “旧姓” come from?
旧姓 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 旧, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.
旧姓 (Japanese): a "former family name"
Ancestry of “旧姓”, step by step
旧姓 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 旧
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 旧 | old things, original state, former state, old... |
| 2 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | one |
via Japanese 姓
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 姓 | a clan; a kind of hereditary title bestowed to... |
| 2 | Late Middle Chinese | 姓 | — |